How to improve your typing speed?
Typing accurate and fast can be a difficult task, even for me, I will have difficulties typing 100% accurate. But with adequate training and lessons online, you should be able to type fast and accurate in just a matter of time.
Firstly, you may want to try checking out on how fast you can type at Joshua Rennert’s typing speed measurement page, and get a sense of your current skill level. If you achieve a “wow”, you probably are a fast typist. My highest record is 89 wpm (which is below average in my opinion).
How I achieve 89 words per minute?
1. Learn the proper and fastest technique of typing
Touch typing is definitely faster than hunt and peck. Learn that.
- Why learn to touch type? When you can do it well, touch typing is the fastest way to write. Many people can soon learn to touch type faster than they can write with a pen. [BBC – Dancing Mat typing]
- Fingerwork offers some useful tips on how to achieve touch typing in the shortet time possible. [Fingerwork – touch typing tips]
- Online Java tutorials on learning how to type [Nimblefinger]
2. Practice, and practice, and more practice
Grab your favourite book and start typing from first to last page. Sooner or later, your typing speed will be faster without you noticing.
3. Play some typing games/software
Have fun typing with games/software, if you are bored.
Games:
- Jonathan Miles: Fingerjig Typing Game
- 2addicted letters
- 2addicted words
- Typer Shark
- Addicting Games – Typefast
- The Typing of the Dead (Commercial)
Software:
4. Chat with your friends online
The more you chat with your friends, the faster your typing speed gets.
5. Use your keyboard you feel comfortable with
When you are using your keyboard, be sure to not to strain your wrist while you are typing. It’s important to place your wrist in a comfortable area. I would suggest you to use ergonomic keyboard.
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